Best-sellers

1. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham (Doubleday, $28.95). A federal judge and his secretary are murdered, and a former lawyer serving prison time says he knows who did it and why. Last week: 1

2. "The Sins of the Mother" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $28). Olivia Grayson has spent more time at the office than with her children but hopes to make up for her absence during a family vacation. Last week: —

3. "The Casual Vacancy" by J.K. Rowling (Little, Brown, $35). A small English town is rattled by the unexpected death of an elected official. Last week: 2

4. "The Panther" by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central, $27.99). Anti-Terrorist Task Force agent John Corey is sent to Yemen to track down The Panther, one of the terrorists behind the USS Cole bombings. Last week: 3

5. "A Winter Dream" by Richard Paul Evans (Simon & Schuster, $19.99). When Joseph Jacobson is forced out of the family business by his brothers' jealousy, he must start a new life in Chicago. Last week: —

6. "The Bone Bed" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam, $28.95). The disappearance of a woman in Canada may help Kay Scarpetta solve a series of gruesome crimes in Boston. Last week: 4

7. "NYPD Red" by James Patterson and Marshall Karp (Little, Brown, $27.99). Police Det. Zach Jordan and partner Kylie MacDonald grapple with a brutal crime spree in the midst of a major Hollywood event in New York. Last week: 5

8. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (Crown, $25). Nick is the No. 1 suspect in his beautiful wife's disappearance, but could this golden boy really have killed his beloved? Last week: 7

9. "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett (Dutton, $36). The second historical epic in Follett's "The Century Trilogy" follows five families from the rise of the Third Reich to the atomic bomb explosions. Last week: 9

10. "Angels at the Table" by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine, $18). A holiday story from Macomber in her latest book about the angels Shirley, Goodness and Mercy. Last week: 8

3. "The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook" by Deb Perelman (Knopf, $35). Founder of the celebrated food blog "Smitten Kitchen" writes a cookbook focusing on the pleasure of home cooking. Last week: —

4. "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer (Dutton, $26.95). A former Navy SEAL who was on the team that killed Osama bin Laden, writing under a pseudonym, recounts his version of the mission. Last week: 2

5. "Guinness World Records 2013" (Guinness World Records, $28.95). The updated list of world records. Last week: 3

6. "Risky Is the New Safe" by Randy Gage (Wiley, $24.95). Gage offers his vision for how companies can prosper in today's economy. Last week: —

7. "Rod: The Autobiography" by Rod Stewart (Crown Archetype, $27). The rocker writes about his life, including his career and his three marriages. Last week: 4

8. "I Declare" by Joel Osteen (FaithWords, $21.99). The Texas pastor expounds on the scriptures and their role in everyday life. Last week: 9

9. "A Gift of Hope" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $20). Steel writes about how she transformed the grief of her son's death into a campaign of service. Last week: —

10. "Crazy Sexy Kitchen" by Kris Carr (Hay House, $29.95). A book of recipes and tips for living a vegetarian life. Last week: —

For the week ended Nov. 3, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.